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BOTANICAL CARD OF BONSAI
Common Name: CORK - Family: FAGACEAE
ORIGIN:
Medium-sized tree with a typical thick and suberose bark, native to the Iberian Peninsula and North-West Africa. It has persistent, alternate, simple leaves with acute apex, dark green on the upper page and green-gray on the lower one. Much appreciated in the bonsai field for the beautiful bark it presents.
PRUNING:
Shorten the taproot gradually at each repotting, always trying to leave a good part of the root system formed by the capillaries; in the case of drastic transplants, defoliate the plant to avoid high transpiration. Shorten new shoots during the growing season
REPOT:
Every 2-3 years in the spring, while the buds are swollen and are about to open. Use 60% soil and coarse sand for the remaining 40%.
WATERING:
This plant grows in areas with a dry climate, but also likes abundant watering; it is advisable to water it abundantly, letting the soil dry out between one watering and the next.
FERTILIZATION:
Every 20-30 days from spring to autumn, stopping in the middle of summer.
EXPOSURE:
Heliophilous plant (sun lover), it must be protected during the winter in cases of temperatures close to 0, and exposed to full sun during spring-summer. It can also be kept indoors in a very bright place, vaporize the hair daily .
BINDINGS:
Make the bindings from late spring to summer.
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